Evan and Eris - Be Alright Lyrics

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Evan and Eris - Be Alright (Feat. Steven Malcolm)

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The lyrics in this track from Evan and Eris, particularly the verses contributed by Steven Malcolm, create a peculiar friction between the prosperity-adjacent optimism of the chorus and the sobering reality of the Christian life.

When the chorus repeats "blessings on blessings," it risks collapsing into the kind of flippancy that ignores the cross. If we define "blessing" merely as life going "alright" or things working out, we’ve effectively replaced the Gospel with a manageable, suburbanized version of hope. It’s an easy comfort that doesn’t hold much weight when the floor gives way.

However, Malcolm’s verse provides the necessary ballast. He pivots from the general "we’re going to be alright" vibe to a much more rigorous theological claim: "I feen for Your correction / The cross brought the connection / And through Jesus’ perfection."

This is the hinge upon which the song turns. Notice the shift from the subjective ("I can see the blessings") to the objective work of atonement. To "feen" for correction is to acknowledge the reality of the Imago Dei—that we are fractured images in need of repair. If we are truly being molded, that process is rarely painless. It requires the chiseling away of the ego, a death to the self that makes the "blessings" talk feel almost incongruous.

Scripture reminds us in Hebrews 12 that God’s discipline is evidence of sonship. It isn’t meant to be "alright" in the sense of a painless existence; it is meant to make us partakers in His holiness. When Malcolm asks to be "broken for the glory of the Lord," he is reaching for something far more substantial than the promise that the odds will be in our favor. He is pointing toward propitiation—the recognition that our only standing before a "holy, holy, holy" God is the finished work of Christ.

I find myself lingering on the line, "Keep that rugged cross all on me." It’s a jarring image. It demands we stop treating the faith as a guarantee of smooth sailing. If we wear the cross, we wear a tool of execution, not a talisman for personal gain.

The tension here is palpable. Can we genuinely ask for the "brokenness" required to mirror Christ while simultaneously waiting for "blessings on blessings"? Perhaps the truest blessing is not the removal of the "crazy" life stressors, but the presence of the One who allows those stressors to drive us toward the cross. If this song serves any purpose, it is to force us to decide which we actually want: a life of comfortable "blessings" or a life of being molded into the image of the Crucified. You can’t have both, and trying to hold both at once is exactly what makes the Christian walk feel so heavy, and so vital.